NHL Game Preview: Washington Capitals at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 3/15/2025

Washington Capitals (43-15-8, 94 pts) at San Jose Sharks (18-40-9, 45 pts)

Venue: SAP Center
Date: Saturday, March 15
Time: 5:00 ET
TV: ESPN+/MNMT/NBCSCA
Radio:
Washington – WJFK 106.7 FM / WFED 1500 AM
San Jose – Sharks Audio Network

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Washington: -1.5 ML -270
San Jose: +1.5 ML +220
O/U 6.5

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Washington Capitals News & Notes:

The Capitals had their five-game losing streak snapped on Thursday in a shutout loss to the Los Angeles Kings. Tonight they wrap up their three-game road trip currently 1-1-0. They are 5-2-0 in March averaging 3.57 goals per game while allowing 2.86 goals per game.

San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks snapped their three-game skid with a 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. They improved to 3-4-0 in March averaging 2.86 goals per game while also allowing 2.86 goals per game. Will Smith extended his point streak to five games with a goal and an assist on Thursday, he now has seven points in games on three goals and four assists.

Washington Capitals Projected Lines: 

Ovechkin-Strome-Wilson
Protas-Dubois-McMichael
Mangiapane-Eller-Raddysh
Duhaime-Dowd-Beauvillier

Sandin-Carlson
Chychrun-van Riemsdyk
Fehervary-Roy

Thompson
Lindgren

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San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Eklund-Celebrini-Toffoli
Graf-Wennberg-Smith
Kovalenko-Dellandrea-Kostin
Gregor-Giles-Goodrow

Ferraro-Mukhamadullin
Vlasic-Liljegren
Schuldt-Desharnais

Georgiev
Romanov

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Players To Watch:

Washington

Nic Dowd this season has 23 points on 12 goals and 11 assists. He’s faced the Sharks 18 times in his career recording eight points on two goals and six assists; he scored the lone Capitals goal in the previous meeting this season.

San Jose

Tyler Toffoli this season has 44 points on 25 goals and 19 assists. He’s faced the Capitals 26 times in his career recording 16 points on five goals and 11 assists; he had a goal in the meeting earlier this season.

Injury Report:

Washington Capitals 

LW Sonny Milano – IR
RW TJ Oshie – LTIR
C Nicklas Backstrom – LTIR

San Jose Sharks

D Henry Thrun – Out
C Logan Couture – LTIR
D Jan Rutta – IR

Next Game:

Washington – March 18 vs. Detroit Red Wings
San Jose – March 20 vs. Carolina Hurricanes

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